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Blessings through brokenness

Олексій • 2 years назад

“We have this treasure in clay vessels.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7 His back is hunched, he walks with a stick, but six decades of spiritual shepherding testify to the fact that he relies on God – the source of his strength. In 1993, Pastor William Barber was diagnosed with a disease that causes vertebrae to (…)

Restoration of strength

Олексій • 2 years назад

“They will raise their wings, like those eagles, they will run – and they will not tire.” — Isaiah 40:31 A pair of eagles built a giant nest in a tree a few miles from my house. Soon the huge birds had eaglets. They cared for their chicks together until one of the adult eagles (…)

Age is not an obstacle

Олексій • 2 years назад

“Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.” — Exodus 7:7 Two Texas grandmothers recently became a media sensation by traveling around the world in eighty days at the age of eighty-one. Best friends traveling the world for twenty-three years, visited all seven continents. They started in (…)

News worth noting

Олексій • 2 years назад

“A faithful word: if we died together with Him, then we will live together with Him!” — 2 Timothy 2:11 For more than two centuries, the first hymn in the Methodist songbook was “Oh, if I could praise You with a thousand mouths.” Written by Charles Wesley and originally titled “On the Anniversary of Conversion,” (…)

Secret sins

Олексій • 2 years назад

“For God will bring every case to judgment, and everything is secret – whether it is good or evil.” — Ecclesiastes 12:14 The thief broke into the phone repair shop, broke the window glass and began to put phones and other things in his pockets. He tried to hide his face from the surveillance camera (…)

Heavenly wealth

Олексій • 2 years назад

“And the grace of our Lord increased greatly in me with faith and love in Christ Jesus.” — 1 Timothy 1:14 I expected eight bananas. Instead, when I opened the packages with products that were delivered to my home, I found twenty! I quickly realized that my move to England meant that I also went (…)

Search my heart, God

Олексій • 2 years назад

“A man looks at the face, but the Lord looks at the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 To reduce food waste, a supermarket chain in Singapore is selling slightly damaged fruits and vegetables at lower prices. Over the course of a year, this initiative made it possible to save more than 771,000 kg of products (…)

Charisma

Олексій • 2 years назад

“I will rejoice in Your decrees, I will not forget Your words.” — Psalm 118:16 My husband and I organized a student group and gave each participant a Bible. “God will use these priceless gifts to change your life,” I said. That evening, several students decided to read the Gospel of John together. We continued (…)

National camp

Олексій • 2 years назад

“And you will rejoice before the Lord, your God, seven days.” — Leviticus 23:40 We set up camp right under the stars, with nothing separating us from the boundless West African sky. A tent is not needed in the dry season. However, fire is crucial. “Never let the fire go out,” Dad warned, prodding the (…)

Serve for pleasure

Олексій • 2 years назад

“That we may be truthful in love, and grow in Him in everything, and He is the Head, Christ.” — Ephesians 4:15 Andrew Card was the chief of staff of US President George W. Bush. In an interview about his role at the White House, he said, “In every staff member’s office is a framed (…)